What is the Spanish word for "phlegm"?

Learn how to say "phlegm" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

phlegm

Spanish

flema

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Examples of how to use "phlegm" in Spanish

English
A bad cold can produce a lot of phlegm.
Spanish
Un resfriado fuerte puede producir mucha flema.
English
He coughed and spat out thick phlegm.
Spanish
Tosió y escupió flema espesa.
English
The doctor asked about the color of phlegm.
Spanish
El médico preguntó por el color de la flema.
English
Cold weather made her throat fill with phlegm.
Spanish
El clima frío hizo que su garganta se llenara de flema.
English
She swallowed hard despite the sticky phlegm.
Spanish
Ella tragó con dificultad a pesar de la flema pegajosa.

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